Never knowingly undersolved
In case you’re wondering, ’twas I who had the happy surprise! For the very first time, I have gone and done the puzzle in one pass! I suppose through all these years of … Read more >>
Sunday rolls around and it’s time to blog the Everyman
A carefully constructed and pleasing puzzle from Tees for our Sunday morning entertainment. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad clue as definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind = anagram indicator [x] letter(s) removed … Read more >>
It’s been nearly three years since I had a Saturday Serpent to blog…too long, but ‘them’s the breaks’ in the Indy Saturday blogging schedule…anyway, there is usually something devious going on with a Serpent puzzle…
I’m more used to seeing Vlad in the easier Monday slot, which we often do in our work crossword club, so it’s interesting to try a tougher challenge from this setter. As several … Read more >>
Weekend puzzle from the FT of October 22, 2022
It’s Friday, it’s Phi-day once again.
A typical BRADMAN offering this Friday, with 2 clues that I have not been able to fully explain.
The regular Guardian blogger is travelling today and unavailable to write the blog. I have ventured out of Independent and Inquisitor territory to stand in for him. Paul is a … Read more >>
Filbert latest puzzle has been provided for our sheer delectation this Thursday. I found this to be a challenging and at the same time thoroughly entertaining puzzle, a joy to solve from start … Read more >>
Well 30 years since the first EV – clues are 3’s and 0’s, as in that is how they are entered. The zeroes around the number and the threes jumbled between three numbers. … Read more >>
A typical Zamorca puzzle.
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28899.
I’m always pleased to see Brendan’s name on a puzzle I’m down to blog, confident that I’m in for an interesting challenge – albeit with a nagging anxiety about detecting a theme. The … Read more >>
One of our regular setters is “Dictionary Corner” guest on Countdown this week. On Tuesday’s episode (Click here) he explains, albeit brief and rushed, a little bit about how the majority of clues … Read more >>